Align and Resources Connection soared as the Dow closed near record highs, while investors gave a cool reception to American Greetings and Novatel Wireless.

The manufacturer of Invisalign, which corrects the misalignment of teeth, ended its intellectual-property litigation with rival OrthoClear. OrthoClear will stop importing aligners to the U.S. for a $10 million cash payment with another $10 million in cash if its shareholders discontinue all aligner operations internationally. Align will provide OrthoClear patients with Invisalign at no charge. Barrington Research analyst Derek Leckow upgraded his rating on Align to Outperform from Market Perform, citing...